Burke Mulvany has been part of the Soundings of the Planet family for over 20 years as both a musician and team member. He first met and collaborated with Dean Evenson in 1995 on a local Earth Day Festival and they have been working together ever since.

As a wood flautist, Burke has had the honor to collaborate with Dean on multiple tracks included on the albums Mountain Meadow Meditation and Eagle River. Burke has also contributed a solo composition featured on the album Wood Over Water. As a part of the Soundings Ensemble, Burke is excited for future releases and collaborations.

Burke lives with his partner Josephine on beautiful Orcas Island where they are working on multiple new music projects dedicated to creating and sharing electro-acoustic musical offerings from the heart.

The frame drum is an ancient instrument that can be traced back as far as 5100 B.C.E. It’s said to be made as an imitation of a grain silo something ancient civilizations used to make sound with.

WHY DRUM?

…CONNECT TO YOUR CREATIVE SELF

…RECEIVE THE MIND, BODY, SPIRIT HEALING BENEFITS OF DRUMMING

…BECAUSE DRUMMING IS PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE IN AN AGE ADDICTED TO DISTRACTION

The more she plays the handpan the more she is surprised by what each handpan based on it’s timbre, feel, and scale model illicit within her. Each handpan it it’s own being with it’s own energy that draws out a different feeling and therefore music from her. She loves that such a simple instrument can be so complex in it’s nuances.

Much of the music she shares comes through during shamanic or meditative states where she is in the flow. Melodies along with different words or mantras also come through.

Jócean truly believes that the Handpan is here at this time to aid the evolution of human consciousness towards wholeness. She is grateful to be offering her music as a salve for the world at this time.